单词 | daub |
释义 | daub v. & n. --vtr.   1. spread (paint, plaster, or some other thick substance) crudely or roughly on a surface.   2. coat or smear (a surface) with paint etc.   3. a (also absol.) paint crudely or unskilfully. b lay (colours) on crudely and clumsily. --n   1. paint or other substance daubed on a surface.   2. plaster, clay, etc., for coating a surface, esp. mixed with straw and applied to laths or wattles to form a wall.   3. a crude painting. Etymology: ME f. OF dauber f. L dealbare whitewash f. albus white |
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